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What to Do with Old Carnivorous Plant Soil When Repotting

Growing collection, curious what nursery does with previous year's soil at repotting time.

Nursery Practices

Jacob Farin: pre-2005 in Portland, used city yard debris pickup. Excess went to garbage or country grow location compost. Current location: large permanent compost pile on hillside. If no yard debris pickup, take to local landfill.

Good growing!
Jacob Farin

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